umbilical cord

[cathm]

I am having a hard time editing this umbilical cord....   I wanted to remove the black part but still look natural...

Or is it better to move the foot or cover it with the diaper cover?  

I hope you can help me, thanks!

[Damien Symonds]

Do you mind taking the 100% crop again? Something seems to have gone awry.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2013/09/grabbing-700x700px-100-crop.html

[cathm]

[Damien Symonds]

The absolute best way to "fix" this is to borrow a belly button from another baby.  Can you find one?

[cathm]

I will look for it.  Can the skin color be different?

[Damien Symonds]

Yes, we can change that if necessary.

As long as it's not too different.  Like, different race different.

[Damien Symonds]

Any luck, @cathm?

[cathm]

No luck here... I would actually like to learn how to retouch this without replacing with other baby's belly button... Is it possible?

 

[Damien Symonds]

No.

[cathm]

Is it possible to move her foot to cover the area?

 

[Damien Symonds]

It will be a lot easier to replace the button.  Surely you can find one?

[cathm]

The thing is the parents already have this image and they really want the black area to be gone and of course they want their baby's belly button... Is there anyway to fix this without replacing it?

[Damien Symonds]

Please stop asking the same question over and over.  The answer is still the same.

PLEASE show me an alternative belly button so I can help you swap it.

[cathm]

Oh no... I just checked the newborn's belly button that I captured a few weeks ago and they were deleted...  I purged along with the other images that didn't make it as proofs... Would this 3 months old belly button work?

 

[cathm]

How about this?!  Before  & after.

[Damien Symonds]

Yeah, that looks good!